Another good sighting

[Dean Harrison]

We are currently having report written up and have already started addeding new additions.

There was a good report from this morning at Coonabarabran. Happened at 5.30am.

DMH

[SAB 8]

Looking foward to seeing the details of this one. I wouldn`t mind following it up if its a good report as as I`ve got some time off over the next couple of weeks.

[Dean Harrison]

Its was quite difinitive. It was seen as the man was loading his truck this morning at 5.30am. He said it had a very strong odour like fish, was very muscular and described it as Monkey/Gorilla looking. It was eating something, dropped it and ran away very quickly. He also mentioned an 'overwhelming feeling', which we all know about.

We'll receive more details when Paul has a chat to him.

He sent in a sketch he found on the Net that closely resembled it.

Sounds like a nice fellow. Was certainly shaken by the event.

DMH

[topender]

That area looks interesting , i notice there are corridors of scrub which link up with the huge expanse of the Pilliga forest, it just goes to show the hairy buggers get about everywhere...even out in " coona ".
looking forward to the report

cheers

[Dean Harrison]

If you take the left on that corner and continue up the Newell towards Narabri, about 4km on the left is where we headed on expedition and where I was yelled at from just on the other side of the track upon where I was standing.

It had been with us for hours and we believe it to be a Roo, but not! Human type of vocal capacity, however with no dialect or diction. Extremely grumpy in its tone and I believe it had a lot to say in regards to us being there. It milled around our car for a while before walking away.

DMH

[lil foot]

sorry dean i cant find that report, all im seeing is a submission from a truck driver stating that he has had some strange things happen in the pilliga area, in the nsw sighting column.
am i missing something? cheers.
great to see some reports from down south too.

[Dean Harrison]

The full report isn't up yet. Paul did the interview last night.



DMH

[lil foot]

im very dubious with the second report from robinvale, vic as i was with the first, i really dont think they should be on the website to tell you the truth. i mean really! your encounter was you heard bipedal footsteps in the night, cmon!
im not saying it wasnt what they speculate, but they didnt think for a minute someone was looking for something to purchase from their campsite? (it happens all the time along the murray river).
and snapping twigs from the creature, if you have ever been up that way you will know how dry it is and how covered the ground is with dry twigs and leaf matter, i mean even a rat makes a racket walking round up there.
i just think reports like these shouldnt be judged as anything but bumps in the night and have no place in the list of visual encounters.
a good story to mention on the forums, thats about it.

[Dean Harrison]

Didn't put that up myself. Quite agreed Lil Foot. We receive hundreds just like it.


DMH

[Jo Blose]

Well, lil foot, regarding the footsteps they heard in the Robinvale report, it depends on which side of their tent they heard the footsteps. It also depends on which side the wind was blowing, which side was closest to the river, and which side of the Murray river they were camping on. I know we're looking at this from the side lines and can't really get in side the heads of the people making the reports, but try to see it from their side! If they're from a side of the tracks where they are extremely familar with the sounds of bipedal walking, they may be experts in siding with it being the sound of a small bipedal, or something on the big and heavy side!

These types of audible reports are popularly regarded as side kicks to the main super visual reports, or shall we say, side dishes to the main meals! On a side note, these types of reports err on the side of ambiguity, much like a specific side of a recent world class female athlete!

[SAB 8]

I disagree lil foot - put the information on here and let the browsers determine for themselves whether it is worthy or not. It is not a reflection on AYRs reputation for simply publishing a report that has come in. Besides, bumps in the night are about as close as your going to get to good old yowie boy on most occasions! lol

[Jo Blose]

It's easy to let such reports sidle by the way side, lil foot! Be sides, even some sightings are a glimpse from a side ways glance! Parts of some people's visual sighting reports are even from the side view mirrors of their motor cars! But I'm getting side tracked....

A side effect of all this is deciding all anecdotal reports should be shown the side door! To do so would be side stepping the main issue which is we are yet to come across a side of yowie laying lifeless in the scrub! There is this all pervading belief anecdotal reports are all part of some side show! I'm with SAB8 on this one - they need to be seated side by side with the strongest visual reports instead of secreted in some dirty little side pocket! To totally disregard them all is side splittingly funny!!

[Shazzoir]

...All jokes aside, of course.




Shazzoir

[topender]

i am spending a fair chunk of " quality yowie time " chasing annecdotal reports, sure nothing concrete, but they are from the one area, genuine down to earth people who have had a strange experience on their property. in my situation all i can do is follow up on these , talk to the person and check out their story...maybe nothing or maybe something. i still see some value in simply taliking to the person first hand.

[Shazzoir]

Topper, if I were you, I'd be angling to spend as much time as possible on their property! The more often you are there, the more likely a sighting may occur. Though I'm sure you are well aware of this anyway, LOL!

PS. Went for a drive out to Gympie, Tin Can Bay on Sunday, and it is depressingly dry and dusty. Drove over 600km down the backblocks, into and out of tiny towns, and was going to have a dekko at Borumba dam/lake but there were just too many human beings about the place. Curse you, school holidays!

Shazz

[Jo Blose]

Hi Shazzoir,

Sounds like you missed a golden opportunity to walk on the wild side and sit on the hill side of the Gympie Pyramid too! On a down side, if you have a strong sensitive side, and particularly if you're female, it's not a hill that radiates a welcoming feeling. Take note, lil foot! But on the positive side, it certainly has some very interesting stone features, and is a fun place to meditate and compare images that sidle into your consciousness!

Sounds like you also missed a great opportunity to swing by the big K and have your hairs stand up side by side like statues, as a yowie strolls into and out of, your field of view!

On the bright side, there's always a next time!

[Yowie88]

It was eating something, dropped it and ran away very quickly

Just wondering if the food item that was drooped has any value in DNA testing.

Know some people living in a town called Wea Wea (NSW) and they say there is an area of srub land (Piliga I think) that whey would not dare to camp in. Too many strange stuff happens their from yowie sightings, UFOs and people disappearing (never to return).

[intrigued]

It was eating something, dropped it and ran away very quickly

Just wondering if the food item that was drooped is has any value in DNA testing.

Know some people who live in a town called Wea Wea (NSW) and they say there is an area of srub land (Piliga I think) that whey would not dare to camp in. Too many strange stuff happens their from yowie sightings, UFOs and people disappearing (never to return).

Hi Yowie88,

Do you mean Wee Waa? That's just down the road from Pilliga. I don't blame them for not wanting to camp out that way!

My first take away from this immediate report was the food idea as well, Yowie88! Just wondering (I'm predicting the answer is no), but did the man involved check what it was eating? Apart from DNA testing (which would be fantastic! ), it would be interesting to see what exactly it was eating, and the manner in which it ate it! It would be invaluable information, and would be definitive as it was witnessed. I'm assuming it was of animal origin...?

[Yowie88]

Yes, I ment Wee Waa lol.

It would be fantastic if the food item was retrieved from the site and tested.

But some other animal would have cleaned it up by now(like crows, goanna or wilde dog)

I would love to go camping there (Pliga or Coona with experience people of course) and see what we can find.

[topender]

Geez i might just jump on Jetstar and fly down there, if that report was within 500 kays of me ...Id be there in a heart beat, surly there must be some mindlessly obsessed yowie folk down that way who would jump at the chance to do several overnighters at coona?????

[SAB 8]

I know exactley what you mean topender. I was tempted to head out myself but due to my car being on the blink and the fact that I would have been doing night work solo I thought I`d better rain check it. If you ever need a partner in crime topender give us a yell I`d be keen to venture out. It actually gets pretty frustrating at times not being able to follow through on reports. I know many researchers are getting the witness reports but are all these good sighting reports getting backed up by people out in the field investigating and spending some time in the area! I know the AYR boys do a lot of investigations into areas of hotspot activity but I`m pretty sure they wouldn`t be able to cover all the reports that come in.

[intrigued]

What are you complaining about, Topender? It's all happening up your way!

I recently visited family, and, after dinner, non-chalantly brought up yowies (as one does!) I have an uncle who is a miner in the NT. He's a good 6'4, solid build, has been known to go out shooting. He's the most laidback guy I've ever met, nothing phases him, and he has recently built a house on a property he owns. It's near where a woman's dog was found decapitated earlier this year - suspected to have been committed by a yowie. He's never seen one, but there's one place on his property where he said said he has "head-to-toe shivers".

Not that many NTers seem to be believers, judging by the completely impartial Northern Territory News...
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/0 ... tnews.html


If I were you TE, I'd be checking out your own backyard!

[forestguy]

Hey there intrigued - that's Toppy right there in the article you linked.

I say time for a trip to intrigued's uncle's place - how big's his property?

[intrigued]

Hey there intrigued - that's Toppy right there in the article you linked.

I say time for a trip to intrigued's uncle's place - how big's his property?

Hehehe well, nice to officially meet you, TE!

It's heavy bush on his property, but I'm not sure how big... maybe an acre or so? All I know is, when he bought it there was no house, so in order to build on it, he bought his own Bobcat!

[topender]

yeah i hear what your saying, short answer...too much Knucklehead NT News attention, i prefer to fly under the radar, but if your up this way, we can arrange an overnighter....always willing to make time for those in " THE FOLD ", at the moment im down desert country for a week or so.

cheers

[lil foot]

Well, lil foot, regarding the footsteps they heard in the Robinvale report, it depends on which side of their tent they heard the footsteps. It also depends on which side the wind was blowing, which side was closest to the river, and which side of the Murray river they were camping on. I know we're looking at this from the side lines and can't really get in side the heads of the people making the reports, but try to see it from their side! If they're from a side of the tracks where they are extremely familar with the sounds of bipedal walking, they may be experts in siding with it being the sound of a small bipedal, or something on the big and heavy side!

These types of audible reports are popularly regarded as side kicks to the main super visual reports, or shall we say, side dishes to the main meals! On a side note, these types of reports err on the side of ambiguity, much like a specific side of a recent world class female athlete!

hey joe just got back from the murray, stayed on a houseboat for 4 days, on one of the nights we were woken at about 2am by splashing, one of us went on deck to see what was going on, the birds that had been chirping all night had stopped, then bipedal steps were heard on the bank followed by what sounded like small stones being thrown into the water, crikey! we later worked out that someone was swimming to the speed boat tied to the back of the houseboat, probably to steal anything worthwhile on board, while someone kept watch on the shore in the bush. when they spotted one of us on deck they chucked stones in the water to warn the guy in the water, thus the heist was abborted.
so as you see flogging stuff from camp sites and houseboats is rife up there, so a report of bipedal walking up here is a joke. somewhere very isolated, well then you may have something worth while.
so anyone heading up that way, have ya witts about ya

[Dion]

My god.......How far away were you from civilization lil foot?

[lil foot]

gday chewy
no where along the murray is far from a town or at least homes, very rural.